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The Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD) is pleased to announce the debut of it FY 2025 grant cycle, offering a total of $3.4 million in funding to support the...
More than $2.6 million was awarded under the FY 2024 grant cycle, which ran from July 2023 through May 2024. The awarded grants will support twenty-seven local park and trail...
The Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD) is delighted to announce that its Board of Directors has approved $3 million in grant awards for 20 local park and trail projects...
The Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD) today announced more than $3.4 million in new grant funding through the (FY2023) Park and Trail Grant...
The Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD) on Wednesday announced the launching of www.metroeastrecreation.com, a new website aimed at promoting awareness...
The Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD) today announced that its Board has approved $2 million in grant funding under the Park and Trail Grant Program to 16 projects...
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The Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD) on Friday announced more than $2M in new grant opportunities for the improvement and expansion of public parks and trails throughout...
The Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD) on Monday announced that its Board of Directors approved a $6,770 award to the Village of Smithton for a community-wide bicycle and...
The Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD) celebrates its twentieth anniversary, marking an important milestone for the agency and its mission to develop a first-class, regional...
The Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD) on Friday announced that nearly $2 million in grant funding was recently awarded to 13 agencies throughout Madison and St. Clair...
The Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD) on Wednesday announced that its Board of Directors has approved three (3) grant programs for the 2021 Fiscal Year, including...
Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD) announced on Monday that it has awarded a $16,000 community planning grant to the Village of Godfrey for its forthcoming project titled...
When it was created in 2000, the Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD) set about on a mission: to develop and improve parks and trails throughout Madison and St. Clair Counties, striving to create an interconnected system.
The Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD) awarded two million dollars in grant funding to support local park and trail projects throughout 15 metro-east communities, MEPRD Executive Director Bryan Werner announced.